On 22nd August 2009 Linda & Myself set off on a four week road trip across the American & Canadian Rockies. covering over 4,000 miles & eight States. follow our diverse exploits as we hit the road in our favourite country.

Wednesday, 16 December 2009

Some Rocky Mountain Critters. some big some small . ( and some in uniform)

Elk everywhere : Excited by our first serious encounter with Elk, we drove back to have another look. It was at this point we pulled over to let through a fast moving Sheriffs car (obviously on an emergency). Much to our dismay it was us he was after. ..... Apparently even if there is no other traffic within 10 miles of you, STOP MEANS STOP. Linda had inadvertantly gone through a stop sign. Much grovelling on a mega scale ensued as a frustrated cop muttering about 'bloody English' got back in his car & drove off.

SOOO CUTE !

A CHIPPY

More good shots by Linda

of The Clark’s Nutcracker. It has a special pouch under its tongue in which it carries pine seeds long distances to cache them. Depending upon the species of pine seed, this pouch will hold from 28 and 90 seeds. A group of nutcrackers has many collective nouns, including a "ballet", "booby", "jar", and "suite" of nutcrackers